Palm Zire Handheld Instructions Manual

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About This Book
Welcome to the Palm™ Zire™ handheld. This handbook is designed to help you 
get up and running quickly on your handheld. It describes all you need to know 
about how to use your handheld and the applications that come with it. 
It walks you through:
nIdentifying your handheld’s features
nViewing and entering data
nUsing your handheld with your computer
nPersonalizing your handheld with your own preference settings
After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your handheld, you can 
use the rest of this handbook as a reference for less common tasks, for maintaining 
your handheld, and also as a source of information if you have problems operating 
your handheld. 
						

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CHAPTER 1
Setting Up Your Handheld
This chapter explains how to charge and set up your handheld, install 
Palm™ Desktop software on your desktop computer, and perform a HotSync
® 
operation. It also lists system requirements.
If you are upgrading from another Palm OS
® handheld, see “Upgrading from 
another Palm OS handheld” later in this chapter.
Step 1: Charge your handheld
Plug the power adapter into an electric outlet, and connect the adapter to your 
handheld. Charge the handheld for three hours. Then connect it to the power 
adapter for a few minutes each day to recharge the battery to full capacity. 
See“Battery considerations” in Appendix A for more information.  
						

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Step 2: Set up your handheld
Detach the power adapter from the handheld. Press the power button. Remove the 
stylus and use it to complete Setup on your handheld.
Step 3: Connect the HotSync cable
Connect the HotSync cable to your handheld and your computer.
To connect the HotSync cable:
1.Plug the USB connector on the cable into a USB port on your computer.
2.Plug the other end into the connector on the handheld. 
						

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Step 4: Install Palm Desktop software and perform a HotSync operation
To install software:
nPut the Palm Desktop CD into your computer ’s CD-ROM or DVD drive and 
follow the onscreen installation instructions.
To perform a HotSync operation:
nTap the Favorite icon when prompted by the Install program.
System requirements
To install and operate Palm Desktop software on the enclosed CD-ROM, your 
computer system must meet the following requirements:
Minimum requirements: Windows 
nWindows 98/Me/2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional
n50MB available hard disk space
nVGA monitor or better (the Quick Tour requires video resolution of 800x600 and 
256-color video display; for best results, use High Color:16 bit)
Windows: If the CD does not start 
automatically, double-click the 
autorun.exe file found on the CD. 
Some systems may require 
administrator rights to install 
software.
Mac: Double-click the CD-ROM icon 
that appears on the desktop. Then 
double-click the Palm Desktop 
Installer. 
						

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nCD-ROM or DVD drive (Palm Desktop software is supplied on a CD-ROM disc. 
Check 
www.palm.com for updates and new versions of the software.)
nOne available USB port
nMouse or equivalent
Minimum requirements: Mac
nApple Macintosh or compatible with a PowerPC processor
nMac OS version 9.0 or higher with 12MB RAM or
Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 or higher
n25MB available hard disk space
nCD-ROM or DVD drive (you can also download the Palm Desktop software 
from
 www.palm.com)
nOne available USB port
nMouse or equivalent
Upgrading from another Palm OS handheld
If you already own a Palm OS handheld:
1.Perform a HotSync operation using your old handheld and cradle/cable. This 
ensures all data on your handheld is on your desktop computer.
2.(Optional) You may want to create a copy of your old Palm Desktop software 
folder and its contents before installing your new Palm Desktop software. For 
information on how to do this, see 
www.palm.com/support.
3.Follow the directions earlier in this chapter to set up your new handheld. You 
must install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your new 
handheld.
4.After you perform a HotSync operation using your new handheld, rename your 
old handheld. To prevent unexpected results during HotSync operations, each 
handheld must have a unique name. We recommend that you perform a hard 
reset on your old handheld and then rename it. See“Performing a hard reset” 
in Appendix A for details. 
						

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Congratulations!
You’ve set up your handheld and installed Palm Desktop software. For 
comprehensive information about using your handheld, continue reading this 
electronic Handbook. 
For more information about using Palm Desktop software, see the following:
nThe Windows tutorial for Palm Desktop software, Quick Tour. To access this 
tutorial, go to the Help menu in Palm Desktop software and choose Quick Tour.
nThe online help for Palm Desktop software. To access the online help, go to the 
Help menu in Palm Desktop software.
nThe electronic Palm Desktop software for the Macintosh User’s Guide. To access this 
guide, open the Palm folder, and then open the Documentation folder.
Double-click the file Handbook.pdf.
For more information about using your handheld, see the Basic Skills tutorial.
To open the Basic Skills tutorial:
1.Tap the Home icon  .
2.Tap the Welcome icon  .
3.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete Setup.
4.Tap Basic Skills. 
						

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CHAPTER 2
Exploring Your Handheld
Palm™ Zire™ handhelds will help you stay organized and on time, and keep up 
with daily tasks while you are away from your desk. Use your new handheld to do 
the following:
nEnter your schedule in Date Book
nKeep all your contact names, addresses, and phone numbers in Address Book
nPrioritize and assign your tasks a due date in To Do List
nJot quick notes directly on the screen in Note Pad 
nKeep track of expenses using Expense
nSet alarms from Clock, Date Book, and Note Pad, to keep yourself on schedule 
and remind yourself of appointments and notes
nSynchronize your data with Palm™ Desktop software on your Windows or 
Mac computer to keep your data safe
nBeam information to another device that has an IR (infrared) port. 
						

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Zire handheld components
Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the features of your handheld.
Locating front panel controls
ScreenDisplays the applications and information stored in your 
handheld. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus.
Scroll buttons/ 
Clock controlDisplays text and other information that extends beyond the 
handheld screen area. 
When your handheld is on, pressing the lower button scrolls 
down to view information below the viewing area, and 
pressing the upper button scrolls up to view information above 
the viewing area. 
When your handheld is off, pressing the upper button displays 
the time.
Graffiti® writing 
areaThe area where you write letters and numbers using the 
Graffiti
® alphabet. See Chapter 3 to learn how to write Graffiti 
characters. 
Power buttonTurns your handheld on or off. If your handheld is turned off, 
pressing the power button turns the handheld on and returns 
you to the last screen you viewed.
If your handheld is turned on, pressing the power button turns 
the handheld off.
Screen
Graffiti
® 
writing area
Application buttons Scroll buttons/ 
Clock control
Power 
button